Turning and stopping signal for automobiles.



APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 19I6.

Patented Jan. 2,1917.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22. I916.

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JOHN BOECK, or BOISE, IDAHO.

TURNING AND STOPPING SIGNAL FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented J an. 2, 1917.

Application filed June 22, 1916. Serial in. 105,308.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN Boson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boise, in the county of Ada and State of Idaho,have invented certain new and useful Improve.- ments in Turning and Stopping Signals for Automobiles; and I do declare the follo ingto be a full, clear and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to ,make and use the same.

less of these advantages, will be highly chicient both by day and night,

With the foregoing general ob ect in View, tlie'inventlon resides in certain novel features of construction. and in unique combinations of parts to be hereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying drawings which constitute a part of this application and in which: i j 7 Figures 1 and 2 are elevations of the 0p posite sides of the improved signal, the same being shown applied to a wind shield in Fig. 1; Figw 3 is a side elevation looking in i l on at right angles to Figs. 1 and 2;

J an enlarged vertical section. with, V s in normal. position; Fig. 5 is a var view with said parts in operative position; andFig. 6 is a horizontal section oil-the plane of the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

In specifically describing "the structure shown in the drawings above briefly described, similar characters will be employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and reference will be 2* di c 1 herein. made-to the numerous elements by the e A spring passes slidably through thelower end of the casing 1 and is provided at its outer end with a lateral branch 6 preferably formed by bending said rod, said branch being disposed at theopen side o'f the casing and being secured to the free end of the flag 4. By this constructionitwill be obvious that when the rod 5 is projected, the flag will be unfurled, whereas when said rod is released,

the spring? of the roller 3 will rotate said roller to rewind the flag, thus simultaneously returning the rod 5 to its normal. retracted position. I

F or holding the rod 5 when projected, a

catch is provided, said catch being preferably in, the form of a hook 8 connected to the casing and adaptedto automatically engage an ear'or the like 9 on the aforesaid red when the latter is forced outwardly.

As indicated on the drawings, a spring 10- is provided for applying the hook 8, and

the latter may be released manually. at will.

Alamp bracket 11 is secured to the branch 6, said bracket carrying a socket 12, a lamp 13 being mounted in-said'socket. A wire 14: is electrically connected-to the casing l in any suitable manner, andthrough the instrumentality of the numerous metallic parts of the device, suppliescurrent to one terminal of the lamp 13 through the socket 12 in the usual manner, an additional Wire 15 being provided 'forconducting current f/rom the other terminal of said lamp. The

wire 15 is disposed between two plies'16" of which the flag 4 is constructed, said plies being preferably quilted together as indicated at 1.7, and'the inner 'end of said'wire' band 18 which surrounds but is insulatedwardly, thereby completing"- the circuit of the lamp 13 to illuminate the latter.

The movable member 19 preferably in cludes a tube 20 slidable horizontally through an auxiliary casing 21 at the lower end of the casing 1, said tube carrying on its inner end an insulating block -22to which a contact plate 23 is'secured by screws 24 or other suitable means, this plate being-elec trically connected to one end of an insulated current conducting wire 25- which will he secured'to one terminal of a source of elec 15 is electrically comiecte'd With a metallic tric current, while the wire 14 will be connected to the other terminal thereof. As shown clearly in Figs. 4 and 5, the end of the tube is preferably threaded into the block 22 and said end is also threaded through plate 26, this plate, the block andthe plate 23 being all disposed in the main casing 1. Parallel rods 27, however, project from the plate 26 into the auxiliary casing 21 and carry cross heads 28 on their free ends, said cross heads preferably hav ing apertures in order that they may travel on guide rods 29. Springs 30 bear against the heads 28 to normally retract the entire member 19 to dispose-the plate 23 out of contact with the band 18.

For projecting the member 19 when rod 5 is forced outwardly, a bracket or other suitable lateral projection 31 will be carried on the inner end of said rod to be forced into contact with the outer end of tube 20 when said rod is projected. This will move the plate 23 into contact with the band 18 and will thus complete the circuit of the lamp 13, which by this time has been projected together with the flag 4. The hook Snow comes into operation to hold the parts in their operative positions until released manually.

The tube 20 serves not only as projecting means for the contact plate 24, but as a housing for the wire 25, the free end of said tube being preferably equipped with an up standing cylindrical hood 32 through whose lower end said wire projects, this, hood also receiving the thrust of the projection 31.

The device constructed substantially as shown and described, may be secured to any preferred part of an automobile, but for illustrative purposes the casing 1 is shown equipped with a pair of clamps 33 which are shown in Fig. 1 as gripping one side of a wind shield S. Regardless ofits applica tion, the device will be highly efficient and durable and will fulfil a long felt need, it being obvious that in day light tie flag 3 will serve as the Warning, Whereas night thelamp 13 may be readily seen, and this lamp will partially illuminate the flag 4-. to render the same visible. It is to be of course understood that any suitable switch may be provided for breaking the circuit of lamp 123, when its use is not required.

In the foregoing I have described certain specific details for accomplishing probably the best results and in the accompanying drawings such details have been illustrated, but it is to be understood that the drawings are merely for illustrative purposes and that within the scope of the invention as claimed numerous changes may be made without sacrificing the main advantages of the invention'.

I claim 1. In a turning and stopping signal for automobiles, the combination of a spring wound roller, a signal flag. wound thereon, an operating rod slidable transversely of saidroller and secured at its outer end to the free end of said flag for unfurling the same at will, an electric signal lamp carried by said outer end of the rod, a circular contact on the roller .and a relatively movable contact for closing the circuit of said iamp, and'means on the operating rod for forcing said relatively movable contact against the circular contact when said rod-is projected.

2. In a turning and 'stopping signal for automobiles, the combination of a spring wound roller, a signal flag wound thereon, an operating rod slidable transversely of said roller and secured at its outer end to the free end of said flag for unfurling the same one end of the roller, a spring retracted member having a' contact to be forced against said circular contact, and a lateral projection on the operating rod for strik ing and projecting said member when said rod is projected.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand'in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN BOEGK.

Witnesses:

E. J. l ansr, O. H. PARKER. 

